Yesterday was a red letter day in the Veggin’ household. I made enchilada sauce. Sure, it seems simple enough now. I had always thought it was a more complicated affair. But, now I know I can whip this sauce up pretty fast and have some super-good sauce as a result.

A word of warning, if you’re one to shy away from spicy then make doubly sure that the chili power you are using is NOT spicy. A friend of ours was moving overseas and gave me a lot of her Indian spices. I had an extraordinary amount of chili powder that I was looking forward to using. It smelled glorious, deep and smoky. I proceeded to add the required 1/3 cup into the mixture and once blended, did an initial taste test and exclaimed, “YOWZA!” To which the In-House Taste Tester yelled from the back room, “Hot, eh?” Yes, yes indeed.

Fortunately, I like the hot and the spicy. I did cut it a little bit with some lemon juice and some dollops of milk after it boiled on the stove for a bit.

But all-in-all, this recipe is basically throw it in the blender, then heat it up on the stove and you’re all set to go make your enchiladas.